Lighting Photo Workshop

Offering digital photographers a complete course in photographic lighting, this book covers everything from using flash systems and studio lights to working outdoors in bright or low-light conditions. Full-color examples show how the right lighting can enhance color, improve contrast, and open the door to new creative possibilities.

Your camera needs light to create any image. To create a spectacular one, you need the best light possible, and Chris Bucher shows you how to find it. How to work with the light that's available wherever you are. How to augment it for different effects. How to use light to accent a scene, express a feeling, or flatter a face. Discover how to master the magic of light.Explore the elements of light and understand white balance, color temperature, and light qualityChoose and use appropriate accessoriesLearn to work with natural light, indoors and out, and to create effects with shadowsDiscover how light affects motion, landscape views, and closeup shotsTry your hand at night and low-light photography